Travis

Athletics: Olmedo Saenz's homer gave the team eight players with at least 10 home runs, tying the Oakland record set in 1970. The A's won the season series with Boston, 6-4, winning four of six in Oakland.Red Sox: Outfielder Darren Lewis has just two errors this season and 13 in an eight-year career.Rangers: At 85-56, Texas is 29 games over .500 for the first time in franchise history. Juan Gonzalez easily stole his third base of the year when Indians catcher Einar Diaz missed a pitch while jumping out of his crouch.

THE FIRST time I heard it I shrugged it off, figuring it was just a bad choice of words from a distraught mother caught in the glare of lights from a TV news camera. Then it came again -- the father this time, quoted by a newspaper reporter -- and I realized there was nothing accidental about the description.The word was "average." This is how his parents describe Travis Savoy, a 14-year-old Bladensburg High School freshman who stands accused of robbing a pizza deliveryman last week and then, after the money was handed over, shooting him to death.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- As Monica Thomas and Saprena Smith dug into the fried catfish lunch special at Cupboard Too, a downtown restaurant, their conversation turned to the 9-year-old boy whom many people here feel they know on a first-name basis, even though most have never seen him.His name is Travis."

TRAVIS GORDON'S life reads like a grim report card from God. It reads of heartache that began at his birth and continues today with courtroom arguments over how he can spend his life most fulfillingly, and who will pay for it, and where a community's responsibilities lie.The story begins Jan. 27, 1991, when Travis was born to Kathy and Dr. Roger Gordon, after three days of labor. In his first six months, the boy had trouble breathing. In his first three years, he failed to talk, failed to make eye contact, failed to walk.

Quote: "It couldn't be better -- Roberto [Hernandez] got the save, Davey [Martinez] homered, we win. Can't be better."-- Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez on the role that he and two other former White Sox played in beating their former team yesterday.It's a fact: A scoring change in the Rangers' 4-3 win over the Blue Jays Friday took away an RBI from Juan Gonzalez, ending his season-opening streak of games with an RBI at seven -- the longest since Atlanta's Dale Murphy in 1985.Who's hot: The Tigers' bullpen has not allowed a run in 25 innings.

EASTPORT WRITER Sandra Travis-Bildahl has just completed her second book for children, tentatively titled, "The Blue Angel Way."Technically, the book is for what are called "mid-level" readers -- children 8 to 14.Travis-Bildahl interviewed members of the Navy's stunt-flying unit for the book, which explores what it is like to be a Blue Angel, as well as how someone becomes a member of the prestigious group."

BaseballAngels: Optioned P Jason Dickson to Triple-A Vancouver.Pirates: Recalled INF Freddy Garcia and OF Adrian Brown from Triple-A Nashville.Reds: Purchased contract of P Jason Bere from Triple-A Indianapolis.Reds: Placed P Stan Belinda on 15-day disabled list (spinal cord); activated C Brook Fordyce.Royals: Recalled OF Jermaine Dye from Triple-A Omaha.FootballBroncos: Placed LB Steve Russ on injured reserve with a broken right leg.Dolphins: Waived QB John Dutton.Jaguars: Waived WR Kevin Lee.Lions: Waived punter Travis Colquitt.

Quote: "Not particularly." -- Indians third baseman Travis Fryman when asked last week by manager Mike Hargrove whether he was all right moments after breaking his nose after crashing into a tarp.It's a fact: The Blue Jays (73-66) are seven games over .500 for the first time since April 1994.Who's hot: The Angels' Jim Edmonds was 13-for-32 (.406) with three homers on the road trip.Who's not: Bartolo Colon of the Indians is 4-4 with a 5.94 ERA since appearing in his first All-Star Game.On deck: Tonight, Pedro Martinez of the Red Sox goes for his 19th victory at Toronto.

An Ellicott City couple has asked a federal judge to force Howard County schools to send their 7-year-old son to a Baltimore school for children with special needs.The request for an injunction, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, is part of a lawsuit filed this spring by Kathy and Dr. Roger Gordon against the Howard County Board of Education on behalf of their youngest son, Travis, who suffers from autism and a severe form of muscular dystrophy.The Gordons say the school system has insisted on keeping Travis in a county school and has refused to place him at the Kennedy Krieger School in Baltimore, which serves children with physical and mental disabilities.

BaseballGiants: Purchased contract of P William VanLandingham from Triple-A Phoenix. Designated 1B-OF Desi Wilson for assignment.FootballBengals: Waived WR Gunnard Taylor. Signed LB Tim Terry from practice squad.Saints: Waived WR Mercury Hayes. Signed WR Brett Bech.HockeyNHL: Suspended Kings F Matt Johnson, pending hearing, for slashing Sharks RW Todd Ewen Wednesday.Islanders: Agreed to terms with C Travis Green.SwimmingU.S. Swimming: Named Chad Carvin, who overcame cardiomyopathy to win six U.S. titles and five international medals in 1997, Swimmer of the Year.

On June 29, 2009 W. GWENDOLYN (MORROW) MEDCALF, of Cumberland, Md. and formerly of Ringgold, Md., died, wife of the late George A. Medcalf; mother of Todd (Deborah), Thomas (Evelyn) and Travis (Elizabeth) Medcalf and grandmother of Kelley, Cassandra, Sarah and Kate Medcalf. Born in Catonsville and a graduate of Western High School, she was a homemaker, a pianist and an artist. Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., Cumberland is handling arrangements. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

The Clark twins, Travis and Tyler, are described by Hammond baseball coach Mike Lerner as "dramatically" different from each other in personality, but quite similar in nature when it comes to baseball. "Travis is more boisterous, more vocal," says Lerner, "while Tyler is more reserved. But they both play the game with the same intensity and dedication." Tyler, a first baseman, is batting .353, with two doubles and two home runs, and has yet to strike out. Travis, a right-handed pitcher, is hitting .500, with four doubles, four home runs and is 2-0 on the mound with 16 strikeouts in 10 innings.

What killed tap," Ed Terry told a bunch of hoofer enthusiasts last Sunday, "was the invention of television." Tomorrow night, Terry will do his best to revive tap. But that statement's not completely true. Tap never really died, thanks to people like Terry. Terry teaches tap dancing at the Flair Dance and Modeling Studio, a 40-year-old business run by Willia Bland and her daughter, Andrea Bland Travis. Last Sunday, on National Tap Dance Day, Terry gave a brief history of tap, along with some fundamentals of the dance form, at the School 33 Arts Center on Light Street.

Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers near Austin, Texas. Benson, 25, faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff's Department spokesman Roger Wade said. Benson was released from jail early yesterday on a $14,500 bond. The charges are misdemeanors, each punishable by up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.

NFL -- Fined Broncos coach Mike Shanahan $25,000 for comments about RB Travis Henry's appeal of drug suspension. TEXANS -- Placed RB Ahman Green on IR.

On June 28, 2007, TRAVIS ODESSA TORAIN. On Today, friends may call at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (EAST0, 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 3 to 8 P.M. On Thursday, services will be held at Zion Baptist Church, 1700 N. Caroline Street, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

On March 23, 3007, MARION UMBERGER, (nee Travis) beloved wife of the late Brown Umberger, devoted mother of Caesar, Ted Chiappini and Pat McCall, loving grandmother of Donna Chiappini, Lori Tudor and Chip Chiappini, loving sister of Harry Travis, also survived by 2 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Memorial Gardens. Visiting hours Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Josh Appold found a solitary spot on the Havre de Grace bench in the warmth of the late autumn sun Saturday afternoon, while his Warriors teammates whooped and cajoled the defense to stop New Town's offense. Appold, a senior quarterback, wasn't being aloof or distant, but was trying not to lose himself in any given moment. "I just try to keep my focus," Appold said. "It's a regional championship game. You're getting all pumped up and everything. As a quarterback, you have to keep your focus so you can throw good passes."

On October 25, 2006; TRAVIS W. WAKE; beloved son of Shawrn Maolud and James Wake. On Tuesday friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd. from 3:00-8:00 P.M. On Wednesday, Mr. Wake will lie instate at Vaughn C. Greene Randallstown Chapel, 8728 Liberty Rd., where the family will receive friends from 10:30-11:00 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)655-0015

On September 2, 2006, TRAVIS SANTEL McLaughlin, 26, beloved husband of Sandra A. McLaughlin (nee Avizienyte); loving son of Sherry March (nee Harris); dear brother of Donald Richard Cassell, William Gene Jaehn, and Sherry Jean Jaehn; loving nephew of Kelly Noppenberger, Stella Nicolson, and Danny Perrera; caring cousin of Amanda, Shannon, Leslie Renee and David Gene; loving uncle of Makela, Erin, Juliana, and Christopher. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening at 3 Purple Plum Court-Nottingham from 6 until 9 P.M. Interment will be private.